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Mr. Duckett noted that the bill allowed the legislature to provide grant funds for park management plans. Ms. Bettman wanted to support HB 2939, relating to the financial administration of the Oregon Government Standards and Practices Commission, if it increased funding for the commission. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Mr. Pap6, moved to change the status of liB 2939 to Priority 2, Support. The motion passed unanimously. Ms. Taylor questioned the proposed expenditure of funds called for in HB 2977, which established a law enforcement medal of honor. Mr. Cushman believed the bill was structured to allow the State to solicit funds from private parties. Mr. Pap6 briefly left the meeting. Ms. Bettman asked why the City would support HB 3157, which gave counties discretion to inspect correctional facilities they did not operate, given that it was a County work load issue. Mr. Cushman did not object to dropping the bill. Ms. Bettman, seconded by Ms. Taylor, moved to drop HB 3157. The motion passed unanimously. Mr. Pap6 returned to the meeting. The committee discussed HB 5026, held over from a previous meeting for more information. Mr. Duckett reported that the bill in question was the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) budget bill. He had requested information from the agency about how the budget compared to previous budgets, and learned the Lane Regional Air Pollution Agency (LRAPA) would receive $28,000 less in pass through revenue as a result, and several of DEQ's air quality monitoring programs would be cut. He said in addition, that customer service for wastewater and storm water permits had been reduced, and the bill would increase fees on permit holders to help fund additional staff to properly administer the program. The City would pass through increases on through its rates. Responding to a question from Mr. Pap6, Ms. Brooks said she could not say what other areas of State government would be affected if the DEQ budget was increased. She said budget bills were generally very fluid and as they moved through the process, numbers changed. Mr. Pap6 supported the staff recommenda- tion to monitor the bill because of the lack of information about its impact. The committee concurred. Ms. Taylor, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved to change the status of SB 100 to Priority 2. Responding to a question from Mr. Pap6 regarding the status of the bill, Ms. Brooks indicated the bill was a "message" bill, which was why it was assigned the same number as Oregon's initial major land use bill. The bill was not going to pass, although it might receive a hearing. The motion passed unanimously. As Mr. Pap6 had to leave the meeting early, the committee then discussed the letter on torture prepared by MINUTES--Council Committee on INtergovernmental Relations March 31, 2005 Page 6